Bet You Didn’t Know These Surprising Details Behind Modern Family

Television 5/18/23

Straight Eric Stonestreet Plays A Convincing Gay Man

Eric Stonestreet’s portrayal of Cameron Tucker, Mitchell Pritchett’s flamboyant farm-boy husband, is so impeccable that it’s hard to imagine he is any different in real life. But many Modern Family fans are surprised to find out that Stonestreet is actually straight and is dating pediatric nurse Lindsay Schweitzer. Stonestreet once told Oprah, “I say I’m ‘openly straight.’ I never thought this would be the character that people would know me for, but it’s just an honor to play him.” In 2012, Stonestreet stated that he personally believed in equal rights for the LGBTQ community, “[but the show’s] only agenda and our only goal is to make people laugh.”

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